Title:

Climate change refugia for terrestrial taxa in New Mexico

Author(s):

Friggens, Megan M.; Cooper Chaudhry, Karen E.

Publication Year:

2026

How to Cite:

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Friggens, Megan M.; Cooper Chaudhry, Karen E. 2026. Climate change refugia for terrestrial taxa in New Mexico. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0051

Abstract:

We considered a range of climate, topographic and landscape diversity metrics for their potential to identify areas of potential stability or refugia under climate change. Climate data used to identify macrorefugia, or areas that are expected to undergo less change in temperature, precipitation or derived variables were derived by comparing midcentury (2040-2060) projections to observed (1985-2015) conditions. Topographic variables were used to identify areas that likely to hold more mesic or buffered sites (microrefugia). Landscape heterogeneity considered diversity indices of topographic variables and vegetation classes. This data publication specifically includes the following data provided as both a shapefile and geopackage: 1) mean values of Composite Index (CI) for Conservation Opportunity Areas (COA) in New Mexico; 2) CI scores, representing the standardized total of individual weighted refugia indicators; and 3) the final set of climate and topographic indicators used to identify terrestrial macro- and microrefugia in HUC12 in New Mexico.

Keywords:

biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; Climate change; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation; Wildlife (or Fauna); Amphibians; Birds; Mammals; Reptiles; refugia; HUC12; Conservation Opportunity Areas; New Mexico

Related publications:

• Friggens, Megan M.; Cooper Chaudhry, Karen E. 2025. Final Report: Climate change refugia for terrestrial and aquatic taxa in New Mexico. (Final Report for agreement # 23-CO-11221632-013 and State Wildlife Grant # T-80-R-1. The final report, associated supplemental materials, as well as 2026 errata are included in this data package in the \Supplements folder.). https://www.einpresswire.com/article/846169345/u-s-forest-service-terrestrial-and-aquatic-climate-refugia-final-report-june-2025
• Friggens, Megan M. 2025. CCRefugia [Computer software]. GitHub. https://github.com/mfriggens/CCRefugia
• Friggens, Megan M.; Cooper Chaudhry, Karen E.; Seamster, Virginia; Gaines, Karen H.; Smith, Max D. Unknown. Establishing ecologically relevant criteria for multiscale identification of climate change refugia across taxa. Conservation Science and Practice. [In revision].

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